Politics

In the course of fighting for independence, Africa has seen the rise of many political prisoners who rose to become...

African leaders are known to be notorious for holding on to power without ever wanting to exit. This is true...

Out of the 54 countries in Africa, only 9 have had female presidents, with Mauritius producing 2. The first female...

Since Nigeria's independence on October 1, 1960, it has been led by 15 leaders made up of military heads and...

Thomas Sankara and Blaise Compaore's story is considered to be one of the worst betrayals in African history. They rose...

Only a few months after the death of Thomas Sankara, Ibrahim Traoré was born. Apparently, Traore's birth was more or...

Valentine Esegragbo Melvin Strasser, popularly known as Valentine Strasser, is a former military leader and Sierra Leonean head of state...

Queen Ranavalona remains one of the famous figures in Madagascar history for the role she played as a monarch. Many...

Helen Joseph will be remembered in history as one of the lone voices that spoke against the apartheid regime in...

Khadijah Farrakhan is a political activist and wife of Loius Farrakhan the leader of the Nation of Islam. She is...